[TexKat]

what about the Iraqi security forces who were reported to have stood by doing nothing in the original report? Why no word of this in the follow up AP story?

That was reported in the original article. That was not what was in dispute. What was in dispute was whether or not Capt. Jamil Hussein was/is an Iraqi police officer which would either falsify (if not)or legitimize the entire story.

Also this is a reponse to a letter by someone in the military or working for the military that stated that Capt. Jamil Hussein was not an Iraqi police officer or something to that effect. See the letter in one or more posts above.

[gusopol3]

wait a minute-- if the entire incident is in question , how can the detail of the iraqi security forces and what they did, not be in dispute. BTW, I agree with you, this is not different than many things that go on there, but the negative propaganda value is that Iraqi security forces were on the scene and did not intervene (supposedly)

[FreeReign]

That was reported in the original article. That was not what was in dispute.

You are still maintaining that the Iraq Security forces standing by and doing nothing during some incident -- is true?

[ArmstedFragg]

See the letter in one or more posts above.

That's the unsigned letter widely circulated through the blogs. I'm not aware of anyone managing to locate a copy of that letter that can be attributed to any specific person. Sounds like, at the moment, AP's just returned the ball, and it's on the bloggers side of the net.